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MPEG2 Support

To play MPEG2 files, you must have MPEG2-compatible audio and video decoders. Due to patents covering this technology, LEAD does not offer complete built-in support for playing MPEG2 files. LEAD does provide the LEAD MPEG2 Video Decoder, which is a separate decoder the can be used to play the video portion. The audio in most MPEG2 files uses MPEG1 audio compression, But some MPEG2 files however, use other types of audio compression such as AAC or AC3. To hear the audio in these files, you must install a compatible decoder. LEAD provides the LEAD AAC Decoder and it does not provide an AC3 or LPCM or MPEG1 audio decoder. It will, however automatically use such a decoder if available.